TV Academy Eliminates Hanging Episode Rule Beginning With 2023 Emmys
deadline.comThe Television Academy announced today it will eliminate the Hanging Episode Rule beginning with the 2023 Emmy competition.The Hanging Episode Rule currently allows a series (including Limited or Anthology series) that premieres current-season episodes after the May 31 eligibility deadline, but prior to the start of nomination-round voting, to post those episodes on a platform available to Academy members by May 31 for episode eligibility in the current Emmy competition.Beginning with the next eligibility year (June 1, 2022-May 31, 2023), the Hanging Episode Rule has been eliminated; only episodes that premiere on a platform available to a national audience by May 31 will be Emmy-eligible.
The Academy has made the change to standardize all submissions within the eligibility year.Here are the complete rules for Series and Limited/Anthology Series eligibility beginning with 2023 Emmy competition:This year’s Emmys will held live on Sept.12, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater and will air on NBC.
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